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Friday was Groundhog Day, the mid-point of the winter season. Tradition claims that if the groundhog sees its shadow upon emerging from its burrow that day, we will have six more weeks of winter. If it doesn’t, we will have an early spring.

Frank Kenzy was training horses with his father before he was ten years old. Growing up on the family ranch near Iona, South Dakota, riding was just a part of their way of life. Frank’s father, Harry, raised quarter horses. Frank’s boyhood years were full of starting colts and hauling mares to be bred.

The Gregory Economic Development Group will host the annual career and job opportunity fair on February 13, 2024, at the Gregory Memorial Auditorium. The career fair will begin at 10 a.m. Students from Burke and Colome will have a time slot of 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m., Gregory students will be there from 1:00 2:30 p.m., and it will be open to the public from 12:00 - 1:00 p.m., and 3:00 - 4:00 p.m.

Students made an audition recording that was selected from hundreds of auditions. They are some of the best fourth-sixth grade singers from across the state. This is also the most students from Gregory that have made it into Elementary Honor Choir. This year Ruth Dwyer, the conductor and Director of Education with the Indianapolis Children’s Choir, will conduct the EFHC. The students will practice during the day on Thursday, February 8, and present a concert at the Performing Arts Center on the SDSU campus at 5:00 p.m.

The city’s infrastructure plan is still being held up at the state level, but Mayor Al Cerny asked the city council at the regular meeting on Monday, February 5, to give him authorization to advertise for bids as soon as the state clears it. The original plan was to advertise for bids in December, then January, but the target continues to move while the city waits for red tape to clear, and he doesn’t want to waste any time waiting for a council meeting to advertise for bids.

Bethany Eggers, MA, LPC-MH Winter is a season that brings chilly temperatures, shorter days, and a change in mood for many people. As the days get shorter and darkness sets in earlier, some individuals find themselves feeling down and lacking energy.

Ever on the forefront of programming variety, the Gregory Public Library is now promoting a new initiative that actually takes participants out of the library and into the great outdoors. “1000 Hours Outside is the global platform for those who wish to reclaim childhood, reconnect families, and live a fuller life,” according to the organization’s website.

The long-awaited 2023 Farm Bill is delayed. Some in Congress say it may get done, or at least get started by this spring, but others say it’s most likely to be held up until after the November election, meaning it would be completed during the lame duck session.

Jim Frank, manager of Silver Threads Assisted Living, announced Friday, January 26, that effective Monday, January 29, he will be the administrator with his wife Dulce as assistant administrator. This change will be in effect until they hire a new administrator.

Natalie Smith earned a $500 scholarship that will be paid to her school of choice. LifeServe awards up to $500 in scholarship funds to students who organize a successful blood drive during the summer (Memorial Day - Labor Day) or winter (December and January) scholarship periods. To be eligible for the scholarship award, students must recruit donors, act as the chairperson for the blood drive, and register 25 donors ($250 awarded) or 40 donors ($500 awarded). Individual scholarships are offered to any student seeking or currently achieving a higher level of education.